How To Buy & Sell just about Everything by Jeff Wuorio

Author:Jeff Wuorio
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Free Press
Published: 2003-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

SUMMER WHAT TO LOOK FOR HOW TO STORE THE DISH

Potatoes Avoid sprouts. Small have better flavor. Keep in cool, dark place. Roast with sea salt, herbs and olive oil.

Strawberries Full red berries with some shine. No trace of mold. Use as soon as possible; store in crisper. Slice in spinach salad.

Summer Squash Not too scratched or limp; look for juice coming out of stem to tell if truly fresh. Keep in crisper or at room temperature. Slice and grill with olive oil and salt.

Tomatoes Firm but not hard, aromatic, full color. Cracking on skin doesn’t matter. Store at room temperature out of sun. Steam, slice and layer with buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil, sprinkle with olive oil.

FALL WHAT TO LOOK FOR HOW TO STORE THE DISH

Apples No bruising or mushy, soft skin. Should be firm—best test is taste. Refrigerate or keep at room temperature. Gravenstein, Jonathan, pippin or Rome Beauty for baking. Fuji, Pink Lady or Granny Smith for eating.

Arugula Deep green; avoid yellow leaves. Paper towel-lined open plastic bags in refrigerator. Use in salads, wilted in pastas or to make pesto.

Broccoli Completely green with no yellowing; should smell sweet, not like cabbage. Refrigerate in open plastic bag. Braise in chicken stock with red-pepper flakes.

Brussels Sprouts Buy on stalk. Avoid yellow or brown leaves. Refrigerate. Slice thin and sauté in olive oil with pancetta.

Fennel Smooth white bulbs, firm to touch. Keep stalk attached. Slice thin and marinate in olive oil and lemon.

Hard-shelled Squash Butternut, pumpkin or kabocha; no soft spots. Store in cool, dark place. Roasted for side dishes or puréed in soups.

Pears Color and texture varies; best when firm with some give at stem end. Room temperature or in crisper. On gorgonzola crostini.

Persimmons Hachiya: squishy when ripe. Fuyu: firm and orange. Keep at room temperature. Bake in cookies and bread pudding.

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